OU Picked No. 1 in Big 12 Preseason Poll

NORMAN — Winner of the last seven regular season Big 12 championships, the Oklahoma softball team topped the 2019 Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the league announced Thursday.

2019 Big 12 Softball Preseason Poll

Rank

Team

Points

1.

Oklahoma

36

2.

Texas

29

3.

Baylor

26

4.

Oklahoma State

23

5.

Texas Tech

15

6.

Iowa State

12

7.

Kansas

6

For the third year in a row, each of the other six head coaches selected the Sooners as No. 1. Baylor received the other first-place vote. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

This marks the seventh straight year and 10th in the last 11 that OU has topped the conference’s preseason poll. The Sooners received 36 points in this year’s poll and were followed by Texas with 29 and Baylor with 26.

Oklahoma State was selected fourth (23 points) and Texas Tech took fifth (15 points). Rounding out the poll are Iowa State (12 points) and Kansas (6 points).

Last year, the Sooners became just the second team in Big 12 history to finish undefeated in league play. OU went 18-0 for the best conference finish in school annals. Overall, the Sooners led the nation with a 57-5 record as they made their 12th Women’s College World Series appearance.

Alo was tabbed the NFCA and Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and head coach Patty Gasso was selected as the league’s Coach of the Year for the 11th time.

The Sooners begin their 2019 campaign on Feb. 8 as they take on Syracuse at the GCU Kickoff Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. Oklahoma will open its home slate March 1-3 as it hosts Oregon State and Louisiana in the Courtyard Marriott Tournament.

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